"Being on a French ship had the advantage that we lilked the food a lot and also the 'standard wine' was much better than on the American ships we had been before.We were somewhat worried because we read in other critics about Ponant that they are more focused on French people, but we thought to give the cruise a chance as we liked the itinerary and as mentioned above the limited number of passengers a lot...."Read More
First, let me say that I really enjoyed my 9 day cruise on Ponant’s Le Jacques Cartier. The trip started in Istanbul and ended in Venice. It’s a luxury cruise line and much to my liking, it caters to the small passenger market. I believe there were 164 or so passengers on the cruise. So it creates an environment that caters to meeting people and moving about at an easy pace. None of the facilities ...
We chose our cruise on a relatively short notice (two weeks before) and were positiviely surprised. We liked the intimacy of the ship a lot (you get to know all the staff and especially the waiters started to remeber our preferred drinks quite soon).
We were somewhat worried because we read in other critics about Ponant that they are more focused on French people, but we thought to give the ...